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The Buchtelite is the independent student-operated newspaper of The University of Akron and its predecessors Buchtel College and The Municipal University of Akron. First published in 1889, the newspaper covers campus news and includes sections such as opinions, arts and life, sports, comics, puzzles, and classifieds. For most of its history it was published bi-weekley during the Fall and Spring semesters and weekly during the Summer session. Articles included in this issue: College Politics; Pictures and Records of the Great Foot Ball Teams; The Freshman Social; Read These; And Thank Your Lucky Stars That You Don't Teach in Prepdom; The Elephant; The Grasshopper; The Way of the World; Athletics; Why not try it on our Building?; Locals; To Be Thankful; Thanksgiving Week Notes; Foot Ball and Long Hair; Personals; The Rhymester's Lament; College World; The Modern Aegean Stables; An After Image; The Foot Ball Captain; Academy Attractions; Some of Those "Abstruse" Questions; The Last o

Insufficient attention towards the topic of public service motivation among Lithuanian scholars encouragedthe author to choose the object for the paper. The paper starts with the analysis of various theories of motivation(starting with A.Maslow theory of needs hierarchy and analyzing more complex theories of F.Herzberg,K.Alderfer, D.McCleland, V.Vroom, J.Adams, E.Lawler, W.Porter ). Similar theories can serve as the basis forfuture research in Lithuanian public sphere. Author states, that universal theory on motivation does not exist.This fact complicates applicability of various theories in practice as raises the question, which theory is the bestone (qualitative dimension). After choosing the theory, another question is what we have to measure. Attitudes(satisfaction), behavior (involvement) or both these elements should be used trying to measure motivation. Awish to participate in public policy implementation, serving public, loyalty to government; commitment andbenevolence are several specific motivators, which influence public servant's activity. It is shown that workingconditions, work content, salary, work safety, challenges, and possibilities for a career in private and publicsector lead to distinguish certain similarities and differences.

The publication was compiled to provide the Lithuanian reader with a comprehensive understanding of genderresponsive economic initiatives. It provides a conceptual and theoretical framework, traces the evolution of work inthis area, shows how gender economics and gender analysis have been used as a tool of a more efficient allocation ofeconomic resources.The article outlines and discusses the main gender problems and their impact into the government economicpolicy not only on the micro– but on the macro level too. It is the discussion about the gender responsive budget,trade liberalisation and gender impact into the trade liberalisation and gender responsive financial policy.The author concludes the integration and implementation of the gender analysis into the Lithuanian governmenteconomic policy could accelerate the sustainable economic growth and soften the consequences of globalisationprocess.

"As the publishing, film and music industries are dominated by Big Media conglomerates, there is often recourse to simplistic ideological and conspiratorial readings of industry dynamics. Copyright, Creativity, Big Media & Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author explains why copyright is much more than a creator's private property right or a mechanism through which corporations control cultural production and influence mass consumption choices. The volume is grounded in extensive, painstakingly detailed and colourful original archival research into business histories of major successful artists including Conan Doyle, Hall Caine, Margaret Atwood, Dame Nellie Melba, Radiohead and Banksy, and the industries and genres that grew up around their activities. Chapters address big questions about how copyright generates income and how distributions of profits are allocated in the publishing, film and music industries. It includes discussion of the creation of new formats, the interplay between old media and new technologies, international copyright reform and cross-industry relations. Copyright, Creativity, Big Media & Cultural Value is a wide-ranging and important resource for students and practitioners of law and policy, media studies, cultural studies and literary history"--

One of the features of "Kazan Chronicle" – the manuscript of the three hundred year history of relations between Russia and Kazan Khanate – is the unusual attitude of the author, a supporter of the policy of Ivan the Terrible, to the Kazan Tatars (the latter ones in some cases are portrayed sympathetically by him), is discussed in the article; examples of the destruction of literary etiquette in the "Chronicle" are given, the reasons for such descriptions, hidden in the biography of the unnamed author of "Kazan Chronicle", are explained. Episodes about violation of the contract with the fugitive Crimean tsar Ulanus, about the stay of the latter at the borders of Russia, by Vasily II the Blind, the Grand Prince of Moscow (Chapter 9), about treason of Kazan Khan Muhammad Amin against Ivan III the Great and about the further repentance of the former (Chapter 12), the perfidy of Shahghali, Khan of Kazan, who was Moscow's appointee, and killing by him of Chura, son of Naryk, Kazan nobleman who had saved him (Chapter 25), are discussed in the article in this aspect. In all those episodes of "Kazan Chronicle", what is reflected is not only the circumstances of the personal sympathy towards Kazan Tatars from the side of the author of the "Chronicle", who had lived for twenty years as a prisoner in Kazan, but also the destruction of literary etiquette, which was a trend characteristic of the 16th century literature.

In seinem Aufsatz beschreibt der Autor die praktischen Aufgaben, die sich dem wissenschaftlichen Autor stellen. Er versucht, einige der Gründe aufzuzeigen, "bei der Darstellung von Forschungsergebnissen einiges zu vermeiden und anderes zu bevorzugen". Dabei konzentriert er sich auf die im engeren Sinne hermeneutisch arbeitenden Sozialforscher - "auf die objektiven, strukturalen oder sozialwissenschaftlichen Hermeneuten, Forscher also, deren Forschungspraxis vor allem aus der detaillierten sequenzanalytischen Deutung von Texten besteht... Für diese Hermeneuten ergeben sich - werden sie als Autoren tätig - aufgrund der Besonderheit der eigenen methodologischen Verortung ganz besondere Aufgaben, die sich in dieser Form für die anderen Sozial- und Naturforscher (welche natürlich auch, wenn auch implizit hermeneutisch arbeiten) nicht stellen." Der Autor skizziert im einzelnen folgende Probleme: die Komplexität, die Nichtoperationalisierbarkeit der Methode, den Aufbau von äußerem Kontext. (psz)

Exploring adaptation pathways is an emerging approach for supporting decision making under uncertain changing conditions. An adaptation pathway is a sequence of policy actions to reach specified objectives. To develop adaptation pathways, interactions between environment and policy response need to be analysed over time for an ensemble of plausible futures. A fast, integrated model can facilitate this. Here, we describe the development and evaluation of such a model, an Integrated Assessment Metamodel (IAMM), to explore adaptation pathways in the Rhine delta for a decision problem currently faced by the Dutch Government. The theory-motivated metamodel is a simplified physically based model. Closed questions reflecting the required accuracy were used to evaluate the model's fitness. The results show that such a model fits the purpose of screening and ranking of policy options and pathways to support the strategic decision making. A complex model can subsequently be used to obtain more detailed information. ; Multi Actor Systems ; Technology, Policy and Management

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Predicting Summer Monsoon Rainfall in the Indian Context: Impact and Challenges -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Impact of Monsoon Rainfall and the Need for Prediction -- Impact of Extremely Heavy Rainfall in a Short Duration of Time -- Impact due to Excess Rainfall over a Long Duration -- Impact of Deficient Rainfall -- Impact of Intraseasonal and Interannual Variability of Rainfall -- Challenges in Predicting Monsoon Rainfall -- History of Predictor Identification -- Predictability of Monsoon Rainfall -- Parameters That Influence Predictability of the Monsoons -- Prediction Skill of Dynamic Models -- Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Monsoon Rainfall Prediction -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Urban Mining of Rare Earth Elements from E-Waste: Progress, Challenges and Perspectives -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Global Rare Earth (RE) Element Reserves -- The Largest REE Producers -- RE Ores and Extraction Processes -- Rare Earth Supply and Demand Trends -- NdFeB Permanent Magnets -- NdFeB Magnet Application Areas -- NdFeB Magnet Recycling -- NdFeB Magnet Production Technology -- Traditional NdFeB Magnet Production from Primary Ores/Metals -- Magnet-to-Magnet NdFeB Recycling Route -- Automotive NdFeB Magnets -- Recycling of Magnets from PM Motors -- Disassembly and Dismantling of Rotor and Stator -- HDD Magnets -- Air Conditioner Compressor NdFeB Magnets -- Wind Turbines -- NdFeB Magnet Recycling -- Resintering of Scrap NdFeB Magnets -- Recasting and Melt Spinning of Sintered NdFeB Magnet Scrap -- Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap (HPMS)/Hydrogen Decrepitation (HD) -- Hydrogen Disproportion Desorption and Recombination (HDDR) Process -- Magnet-to-Magnet Recycling -- Waste-to-REE Recycling -- Leaching REEs from NdFeB Magnets -- Precipitation Separation.